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War Paint: Tattoo Culture & the Armed Forces
Kyle Cassidy
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Description for War Paint: Tattoo Culture & the Armed Forces
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 159 images. BIC Classification: AFY; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1206.
For many service men and women, the battle is over, but the ink lives on. Thousands have chosen to commemorate their military service through tattoos, a custom as old as war paint itself. Yet military tattoos go far beyond the usual anchor and eagle clichés, and are often as complex and varied as the military experience. For the first time, documentary photographer Kyle Cassidy has sought out veterans who marked their military service with a tattoo and they are shown here in all their glory: fresh, faded, sometimes intertwined with wounds, physical and otherwise. And the stories behind these tattoos, ... Read more
For many service men and women, the battle is over, but the ink lives on. Thousands have chosen to commemorate their military service through tattoos, a custom as old as war paint itself. Yet military tattoos go far beyond the usual anchor and eagle clichés, and are often as complex and varied as the military experience. For the first time, documentary photographer Kyle Cassidy has sought out veterans who marked their military service with a tattoo and they are shown here in all their glory: fresh, faded, sometimes intertwined with wounds, physical and otherwise. And the stories behind these tattoos, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
1205g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764340864
SKU
V9780764340864
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About Kyle Cassidy
Kyle Cassidy is an award-winning photographer and has been documenting American culture since the 1990s. Science fiction fans, rocking chair owners, and musicians have been among his subjects.
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